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- VERTIGO (1958) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by Alec Coppel and Samuel Taylor, based on the book ‘D’entre les morts’ by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac.
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) Directed by Frank Capra. Screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Frank Capra, based on the story ‘The Greatest Gift’ by Philip Van Doren Sten.
- MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) Directed by Frank Capra. Screenplay by Sidney Buchman, story by Lewis R. Foster. Starring Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Eugene Pallette, H.B.
- REAR WINDOW (1954) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the short story ‘It Had to Be Murder’ by Cornell Woolrich.
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- It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) James Stewart as George Bailey. It's a Wonderful Life. Release Date. January 7, 1947. Director. Frank Capra. Cast. James Stewart , Thomas Mitchell , Lionel Barrymore , Donna Reed , Henry Travers.
- Vertigo (1958) James Stewart as John "Scottie" Ferguson. Vertigo. Release Date. May 9, 1958. Director. Alfred Hitchcock. Cast. Tom Helmore , Barbara Bel Geddes , Kim Novak , James Stewart , Henry Jones.
- Rear Window (1954) James Stewart as L.B. Jefferies. Rear Window. Release Date. September 1, 1954. Director. Alfred Hitchcock. Cast. Thelma Ritter , James Stewart , Wendell Corey , Grace Kelly , Raymond Burr.
- Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) James Stewart as Senator Jefferson Smith. In Mr. Smith Goes to Washington James Stewart plays a newly appointed United States Senator who fights back against a corrupt political system.
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Director: Frank Capra. Replacing Gary Cooper as Frank Capra’s man of principle, Stewart confirmed the impression the director had drawn while shooting the Oscar-winning You Can’t Take It with You (1938) that he was “probably the best actor who’s ever hit the screen”.
- The Shop around the Corner (1940) Director: Ernst Lubitsch. It’s fascinating to compare the images of Europe presented in the two features that Stewart made with Margaret Sullavan in 1940.
- It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Director: Frank Capra. Can you envisage a good George Bailey fighting his evil alter ego on a bridge over a raging river? That was how Clifford Odets ended his adaptation of the Philip Van Doren Stern short story that Frank Capra hoped would distance him from the sentimental screwball crowd-pleasers for which he was renowned.
- Harvey (1950) Director: Henry Koster. Such was Stewart’s determination to play Elwood P. Dowd in the screen version of Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize winner that he returned to Broadway for the first time in over a decade to cover for Frank Fay while he took the quirky comedy on summer tour.
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- John “Scottie” Ferguson in Vertigo (1958) James Stewart in ‘Vertigo’ (Moviestore/Shutterstock) Stewart’s role as the obsessive fetishist haunted by his past is so dark and complex that it still comes as a surprise that he was willing to subvert his nice-guy image so dramatically.
- George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) It’s a Wonderful Life is loved for a variety of reasons, but mostly for an unforgettable performance by Stewart.
- Jefferson Smith in Mister Smith Goes to Washington (1939) This American classic boasts the quintessential Stewart pre-war performance and established his enduring persona as a man of integrity and grit.
- LB Jefferies in Rear Window (1954) Hitchcock’s masterclass in audience manipulation features Stewart as an obsessed voyeur with a broken leg who is confined to his apartment and who suspects his neighbour of murder.
- It’S A Wonderful Life
- Rear Window
- Vertigo
- Anatomy of A Murder
- The Philadelphia Story
- Harvey
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Rope
- The Glenn Miller Story
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a classic Christmas film released in 1946, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams to help others and is now contemplating suicide on Christmas Eve. The movie follows George as he is visited by his guardian angel, Clarence (played by Henry Travers), who shows ...
“Rear Window” is a classic mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1954. It stars James Stewart and Grace Kelly in the lead roles, with Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr in supporting roles. The film is based on a short story by Cornell Woolrich titled “It Had to Be Murder.” The film follows the story of L.B. “Jeff” Jefferie...
“Vertigo” is a classic psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1958. The film stars James Stewart as John “Scottie” Ferguson, a retired police detective who suffers from acrophobia and vertigo, and Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton, the woman he becomes obsessed with after being hired to follow her. The film...
“Anatomy of a Murder” is a 1959 American courtroom drama film directed by Otto Preminger and starring James Stewart, Lee Remick, and Ben Gazzara. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Traver, a pen name for Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker. The plot revolves around the trial of a small-town Michigan lawyer, Paul Bi...
“The Philadelphia Story” is a classic romantic comedy film released in 1940, directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. The film tells the story of socialite Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn), who is about to marry a wealthy but dull man named George Kittredge (John Howard). However, her plans are complicat...
“Harvey” is a comedy-drama film directed by Henry Koster and released in 1950. The film is based on the play of the same name by Mary Chase, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1945. The film stars James Stewart in the lead role, with a supporting cast that includes Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, and Cecil Kellaway. The film tells the story of El...
“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is a 1939 political comedy-drama directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart in the titular role. The film tells the story of a naive and idealistic young man named Jefferson Smith who is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. Stewart’s performance in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” is widely c...
“Rope” is a thriller film released in 1948, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart, John Dall, and Farley Granger. The movie is based on the play of the same name by Patrick Hamilton. The film follows two college friends, Brandon (played by Dall) and Phillip (played by Granger), who strangle their classmate David (played by Dick Ho...
“The Glenn Miller Story” is a musical biographical film released in 1954, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart and June Allyson in the lead roles. It is a fictionalized retelling of the life of the famous American big band leader and musician, Glenn Miller. The film follows Glenn Miller (played by James Stewart) from his early days a...
“The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” is a classic Western film directed by John Ford and released in 1962. The film stars James Stewart as Ransom “Ranse” Stoddard, a lawyer who travels to the town of Shinbone in the Old West to establish a law practice. He becomes embroiled in a conflict with a notorious outlaw named Liberty Valance, played by Lee Ma...
May 15, 2023 · Some of the best, most iconic movies of beloved star James ("Jimmy") Stewart's career include Rear Window, Vertigo, and It's a Wonderful Life.
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